Weapons

For the second straight year, demonstrators took to the streets of Albuquerque to protest the annual National Rifle Association's Police Shooting Championships.

More than 50 people showed up. Many of the protestors dressed in black, representing local people killed by APD in recent years.

"We're having this March because we’re opposed to state violence. We view this competition as a glorification of the violence that is a huge problem in communities across the nation and especially here in Albuquerque,” organizer Erin Boldt told KOB TV.

According to the Department of Justice, Albuquerque officers killed 20 people between 2009 and 2012.

Albuquerque contracts with the NRA to host the police shooting competition and the contract runs through 2017.

Weapons

In 2018, Federal reinvented the Hydra-Shok bullet design with Hydra-Shok Deep in 9mm Luger. Now, it has expanded the line with new loads in 40 S&W and 45 Auto. The bullets feature a more robust center post and a core design that penetrates to critical depths through common self-defense barriers, without over-penetrating.

Security Devices International Inc., has commenced commercialization of the Byrna HD non-lethal personal security device beginning with the launch of its new E-commerce store and concurrent with the first preorders being accepted in the United States.

FN America released the FN 509 MRD pistol, an optics-ready duty pistol at SHOT Show 2019. The company says the new FN 509 MRD was designed specifically for agencies considering miniature red dot optic-equipped pistols for their officers.